Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

1,871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $150.19/cwt -11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 574 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.19/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 582 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.76/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 492 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,871	2,113	1,882
Feeder cattle	1,507	1,676	1,676
Slaughter cattle	333	425	191
Replacement cattle	31	12	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$634	-1.57
360–375	371	4	171.00–180.00	$176.21	$654	-10.71
425–445	436	7	168.00–170.00	$169.13	$737	-14.27
465–495	468	23	160.00–170.00	$166.63	$780	-7.41
505–525	516	10	155.00–160.00	$158.69	$819	-7.06
555–590	574	48	147.00–155.00	$150.19	$862	-11.23
625–645	640	22	140.00–143.00	$142.32	$911	-16.13
670	670	10	141.00	$141.00	$945	-5.54
710–745	717	5	131.00–137.00	$135.75	$973	-7.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$731	-6.61
475	475	6	172.00	$172.00	$817	—
545	545	4	164.00	$164.00	$894	—
610	610	5	158.00	$158.00	$964	—
675	675	12	155.00	$155.00	$1,046	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	153.00–154.00	$153.51	$752	-13.98
510–530	517	3	146.00–152.00	$148.66	$769	-6.34
565–580	573	3	135.00–142.00	$139.32	$798	-14.63
625–645	630	4	130.00–138.00	$132.05	$832	-14.95
655–660	658	2	126.00–130.00	$128.01	$842	-8.10

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	9	153.00	$153.00	$880	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	7	148.00–155.00	$150.29	$564	-0.38
410–445	425	13	145.00–154.00	$150.71	$641	+2.29
465–495	481	27	140.00–147.00	$141.88	$682	-0.56
505–525	521	9	136.00–140.00	$137.89	$718	-1.73
555–595	582	37	134.00–140.00	$138.19	$804	-0.42
610–640	623	7	124.00–136.00	$129.96	$810	-4.54
660–665	660	16	120.00–130.00	$126.87	$837	-4.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	4	158.00	$158.00	$569	—
425	425	9	158.00	$158.00	$672	+0.54
475–495	492	31	150.00–155.00	$152.76	$752	—
555–590	570	7	140.00–150.00	$145.56	$830	+0.56
605	605	10	140.00	$140.00	$847	-2.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	3	142.00–146.00	$143.36	$470	-0.64
365–375	371	7	138.00–144.00	$140.57	$522	-3.33
410–445	424	5	136.00–142.00	$139.25	$590	+0.37
465–490	478	5	135.00–139.00	$136.82	$654	+1.27
505–530	518	2	120.00–129.00	$124.39	$644	-4.77
575	575	2	120.00	$120.00	$690	—
630–640	635	2	116.00–119.00	$117.51	$746	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	3	162.00–168.00	$165.26	$699	-9.93
455–490	473	7	155.00–164.00	$158.94	$752	-7.06
525	525	5	145.00–150.00	$148.00	$777	-7.59
560–580	573	4	142.00–150.00	$145.77	$835	-5.98
615–645	635	3	132.00–136.00	$134.00	$851	-6.67
675–690	683	3	126.00–132.00	$128.99	$881	-8.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	5	140.00–145.00	$142.80	$750	+0.05
665–695	677	3	115.00–122.00	$119.00	$806	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	177.00–182.00	$179.50	$763	-7.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1280	1199	80-85%	5	79.00–81.00	$79.96	$959	—
1125–1325	1211	80-85%	30	67.00–72.00	$69.43	$841	-3.99
1100–1325	1230	80-85%	26	73.00–78.00	$74.93	$922	+1.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1185	1054	85-90%	30	63.00–68.00	$65.47	$690	—
820–1280	1060	85-90%	16	69.00–73.00	$71.64	$759	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1535	1315	75-80%	17	74.00–78.00	$75.40	$992	+6.35
1255–1465	1362	75-80%	9	68.00–70.00	$69.11	$941	—
1255–1485	1418	75-80%	8	80.00–82.00	$81.12	$1,150	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1705	1468	5	82.00–87.00	$84.69	$1,243	—
1230–1925	1490	10	89.00–95.00	$91.83	$1,368	—
1735–2020	1878	2	97.00–101.00	$99.15	$1,862	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	800.00–925.00	$870.63

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	600.00–775.00	$696.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,000.00	$933.33	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.